The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 607: The Yan State snatches food from the tiger's mouth [Please subscribe*Please vote for the monthly ticket]

However, the situations in Bingzhou and Zhao State were different. The problem in Bingzhou was a result of strategic thinking, not due to the personal moral flaws of the top leaders.

Therefore, the people of Bingzhou can understand that their leaders made radical mistakes in order to make their lives better.

The situation in Zhao State was different. The problem lay entirely with the character of the people.

Even if Zhao Qian and the upper echelons of Zhao issued an edict of repentance, it seemed to be of no use.

It is obviously unforgivable that one has poor personal ethics.

"Is this Bingjun's evil plan?" Ying Zheng, Wang Jian and others finally remembered what Yan Yan said when they were chatting with each other, that Zhao Qian would be ruined and infamous for eternity.

At first, no one thought Yan Yan would succeed, and no one took this seriously.

After all, in their understanding, it was very simple to make King Qian of Zhao infamous for all eternity. As long as they destroyed the State of Zhao, then Zhao Qian, as the king of a fallen country, would naturally leave a bad posthumous name in history books.

But no one expected that Yan Yan had already given Zhao Qian the opportunity to go down in history or be infamous for eternity before the State of Zhao was destroyed.

In the entire Qin State's reorganized military headquarters, everyone looked at Yan Yan with fear.

Although that guy looked masculine and elegant, Zhao Qian's fate was obvious.

"Actually, I am curious, does Bingjun have a grudge against Zhao Qian?" Ying Zheng asked puzzledly.

Logically speaking, Yan Yan and Zhao Qian had never had any intersection, so naturally there was no deep hatred between them. Why would he target Zhao Qian so harshly?
Not only did he help Qin destroy Zhao, but he also wanted Zhao Qian to be completely abandoned by the people of Zhao.

Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Li Xin and others also pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.

This is also what they are curious about.

Generally speaking, unless there is some deep hatred, one would not resort to such heavy-handed measures.

"Loufan, Danlin, and Linhu!" Yan Yan said calmly.

Because of Bingzhou's mistake, they developed the Western Regions prematurely, which forced them to go on a national expedition.

At that time, Loufan, Danlin and Linhu were defenseless. It was understandable that Zhao State took them and fought a great war with Donghu. Bingzhou would even thank Zhao State for helping them resist Donghu.

However, what the State of Zhao should never, ever, do is to replace generals back and forth, which led to the three places changing hands back and forth and added many lives that should not have been lost.

And if Anqisheng had not ordered Gongsun Nu to withdraw his troops from the Xiongnu royal court and return to defend, it is very likely that even the Beiye royal court would have changed hands.

Therefore, the conflict between Zhao and Bingzhou was irreconcilable.

All of this was attributed to Zhao Qian.

Therefore, Yan Yan would take special care of Zhao Qian. Without his nod, how could Zhao State dare to launch military operations against Loufan and Beiye Royal Court?

As the king of Zhao, he must be responsible for the actions of Zhao.

Ying Zheng and Wang Jian looked at each other and understood.

It was not a wise decision for Zhao State to attack Bingzhou. If it were them, they would also send troops to Danlin, Linhu and Loufan, but would not attack the Beiye royal court again, which would also give them a legitimate reason to attack.

The State of Zhao sent troops to Loufan, Danlin and Linhu under the pretext of recovering old territory, but everyone in the world knew that the people in these three places did not admit that they were once Zhao people.

If it were Ying Zheng or Wang Jian, they would fight a big battle with the Donghu under the banner of helping Bingzhou to guard the eastern region, and then occupy the three places.

As long as the Donghu are not destroyed, they will continue to occupy the three places and refuse to return them.

Bingzhou, which had just finished a war, had no chance to retake the three places, so it could only accept that Zhao had occupied the three places. However, Zhao chose the most extreme reasons and excuses, and was always unwilling to admit that Bingzhou had risen to become a vassal like them.

It was Zhao's arrogance that harmed them.

Otherwise, the strategic depth of Zhao State, which controls the three counties of Loufan, Danlin and Linhu in Bingzhou, will become extremely terrifying, and it will become extremely difficult for Qin State to completely encircle and suppress Zhao State.

They could even use this strategic depth to hold back the Qin State.

If Qin fails to conquer Zhao after a long period of siege, other princes will send reinforcements to support Zhao instead of ignoring it as they do now.

The princes' idea was very simple. If Zhao could hold on and delay the Qin army, they would form an alliance and unite again.

But if Zhao couldn't hold on, what was the point of sending a large army? Were they just waiting to be wiped out in Zhao and buried with Zhao?
Don't be silly, the princes are not fools.

Rather than sending troops on a long expedition to save the hopeless State of Zhao, it would be better to stay at home and develop oneself in order to cope with the impending attack of the State of Qin.

"Yan State has sent troops!" Li Xin and Qiang Wei brought some information that was not very friendly to Qin State.

"Save Zhao?" Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were stunned.

The King of Yan is not that stupid, right?
Although King Xi of Yan was defeated several times in his attacks on Zhao, from a strategic point of view, every decision he made was correct.

The only mistake he made was that he didn't personally take care of the micro-management.

"No, the banner raised by Yan State is to help us contain Zhao State's army in the east!" Li Xin's face looked as ugly as constipation.

The Yan State’s slogan was so well-raised that they had no chance to refute.

After all, the Qin-Yan alliance took place before the Qin-Yan Three Kingdoms Alliance.

Moreover, there is no Jing Ke's assassination plot now, and Yan and Qin are still allies without falling out.

Therefore, when Yan State offered to help Qin State to contain Zhao State's army in the east, Li Xin had no reason to refute.

"So, which areas of Zhao did Yan occupy?" Wang Jian asked with a frown.

It turned out that the State of Yan never made mistakes in strategy and its strategic vision was very sharp.

They were well aware of the war between Qin and Zhao, and neither Qin nor Zhao had any extra troops to take care of the eastern battlefield, so if they took action now, it would be a waste of time.

"We occupied Feicheng, and Yan occupied Shanyang. We occupied Haocheng, and they occupied Songzi. We occupied Julu, and they occupied Shaqiu..." Li Xin marked them one by one on the map.

The State of Yan did not have any friction with the State of Qin, but it separated most of the eastern part of the State of Zhao. This meant that the middle and upper reaches of the Haihe River belonged to the Qin State, while the lower reaches all belonged to the State of Yan.

"Let the war burn outside the borders!" Ying Zheng looked at Yan Yan. It was obvious that Yan State had heard what Yan Yan had said.

Don't let war break out in the country.

Therefore, it is obvious that Yan State learned the style of Bingzhou, which is why it took the initiative to send troops to occupy most of the cities in the east of Zhao State, which were places that Qin State could not occupy in a short period of time.

Yan Yan also found it miraculous that the flapping of his butterfly wings finally caused a storm.

According to the original history, the State of Yan was afraid of the State of Qin at that time, so it did not dare to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

But now, Yan State had obtained Fan Yuqi, who had the potential to be a famous general, and dared to take the initiative to snatch food from Qin State and took away the territory that Qin State should have occupied after destroying Zhao State.

However, Qin really cannot turn against Yan now, otherwise if Yan really sends troops to rescue Zhao, it will also be troublesome for Qin.

(End of this chapter)